President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax package, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” advanced to the House floor Wednesday night after a marathon Rules Committee session that ran nearly 20 hours.
The overnight session, which began Wednesday at 1 a.m. and ended shortly before 11 p.m., capped days of negotiations between House leadership, White House officials, and Republican holdouts.
In a party-line vote, the committee approved a manager’s amendment aimed at locking in Republican support. The amendment includes provisions that move up Medicaid work requirements to 2026 and raise the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000.
“The meeting was productive and moved the ball in the right direction,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a Wednesday statement. “The President reiterated how critical it is for the country to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill as quickly as possible.”
The legislation, which passed the House Budget Committee Sunday after a brief delay over debt concerns, proposes sweeping reforms across the federal government. It offers major tax cuts for working-class families, small businesses, and domestic manufacturers, while dismantling core Biden-era programs.
Some key provisions include the repeal of over $500 billion in “Green New Deal” energy spending, a ban on taxpayer-funded “gender transition procedures” for minors through Medicaid, the elimination of federal funding for Planned Parenthood, and the expansion of school choice.
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Steve Miran projected the bill could raise GDP by 5%, generate up to seven million jobs, and increase household take-home pay by up to $13,000.
Despite the revisions, top fiscal conservatives withheld support, citing concerns about the bill’s long-term impact on national debt.
“I’m not saying anything until I see it in writing,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC, following a White House strategy session. “One word could change this whole thing.”
Still, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-LA, expressed optimism after the meeting, signaling a vote could come as early as Thursday morning.
“I think that all of our colleagues here will really like this final product, and I think we move forward,” Johnson said.
If passed, the bill would head to the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune, R-SD, reportedly aims to finish negotiations before July 4.
CatholicVote Vice President Joshua Mercer applauded the bill Tuesday, stating, “President Trump’s budget blueprint has a lot of great things in it, not the least of which is stripping federal funding from Planned Parenthood. That alone is reason enough to support this bill. Factor in the tax breaks for families, pro-worker policies, educational choice, and more, and the ‘big-beautiful bill’ adds up to a major win for Americans.”
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